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Schaap presentation Aug. 23 at B.J. Haan
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08/22/2007
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Schaap
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Dr. James Calvin Schaap, author and professor at Dordt College, will
present a local preview of an upcoming denominational sesquicentennial
performance on Thursday, Aug. 23, at the the B.J. Haan Auditorium
in Sioux Center. The public is invited to attend Schaap\uc1\u8217?s
7:30 p.m. video and talk, which will be followed by a reception. This
event is sponsored by \'46irst CRC\uc1\u8217?s Education Committee.
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Dr. James C. Schaap\uc1\u8217?s presentation, \uc1\u8220?What About
a Bicentennial,\uc1\u8221? looks at what might lie ahead for church
denominations, in an era when many are suffering membership loss.
The ethnographical\_historical presentation features video clips from
Schaap\uc1\u8217?s visits to churches and institutions throughout
North America. Dordt College junior, Jess Brauning, from the Dominican
Republic, produced the video segments.
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Dr. Schaap wrote {\i CRC \'46amily Portrait} for the 125th anniversary
of the Christian Reformed Church, and, in 1998, {\i Our \'46amily
Album: The Unfinished Story of the CRC}, as well as a dramatic presentation
based on that history. \'46or several years, he was a contributing
editor of {\i The Banner} and has written numerous devotional books
for children. He teaches writing and literature at Dordt College.
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Schaap will share this presentation Sept. 14 at a denominational conference
celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Christian
Reformed Church in North America. \uc1\u8220?Grace Through Every Generation\uc1\u8221?
is the theme of the sesquicentennial observance that will take place
on the campus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. \line
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